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S. African Study on 2T oil addition to Diesel
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They tested the wrong oil. We all use tcw oil
Very interesting.. thanks for sharing.
anyone have a link to the spicer report for comparison?
anyone have a link to the spicer report for comparison?
Originally Posted By: Chris142
They tested the wrong oil. We all use tcw oil
ahhh very good catch!
They tested the wrong oil. We all use tcw oil
ahhh very good catch!
Isn't that interesting.
Thanks for sharing. I won't bother using it in my diesel fuel anymore.
Thanks for sharing. I won't bother using it in my diesel fuel anymore.
I found the study interesting in that zinc present in the 2T oil was the big bugaboo. Does anyone know.....Does the water cooled variety of 2 stroke oil contain zinc....And if so, how much? It seems like a bad thing to add to either diesel or gasoline. (The zinc, I mean.)
LOL! There's never such a thing called MArvel Mystery oil outside of continental US of A.
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if i remember correctly, TCW3 oils contain no Zn or P. MMO does contain almost 1000ppm P though. adding that in fuel = cat poisoning.
Weirdly enough, when the VP44 injection pump was hanging up & failing on my '02 Cummins powered Ram pickup, 2T TCW-3 in the fuel at roughly 1 quart/30 gallons, or around 120:1, DID make a difference in how often the pump screwed up (it would stick in idle position in hot weather & take several attempts to accelerate before it broke loose & worked). I did eventually have it replaced by Dodge before the 100K warranty was up (after taking it to FIVE different dealers, a story for another day).
Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
if i remember correctly, TCW3 oils contain no Zn or P. MMO does contain almost 1000ppm P though. adding that in fuel = cat poisoning.
But the engines that will benefit from adding it to the fuel dont have cats anyway.
if i remember correctly, TCW3 oils contain no Zn or P. MMO does contain almost 1000ppm P though. adding that in fuel = cat poisoning.
But the engines that will benefit from adding it to the fuel dont have cats anyway.
Originally Posted By: Chris142
They tested the wrong oil. We all use tcw oil
Not going to make any difference, that additive package id ashless no big deal.
They tested the wrong oil. We all use tcw oil
Not going to make any difference, that additive package id ashless no big deal.
I can see more wrong...
what temperature was the fuel tested at? ASTM allows 25 or 60°C.. big difference.
It occurs to me that the tester didn't want to show a benefit and chose the testing method and oils accordingly
what temperature was the fuel tested at? ASTM allows 25 or 60°C.. big difference.
It occurs to me that the tester didn't want to show a benefit and chose the testing method and oils accordingly
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